Fancy Gloss Tree House

Tree House is the fourth and last of the polishes by Miami-based indie polish maker Fancy Gloss that I picked up from Llarowe during my Fancy Gloss mini-spree at the end of February. It's another wonderful yellow-green holo, a medium-light mossy avocado green holographic polish that lands between Lily Pad and Camo Home With Me on the spectrum. The color is quite soft for a yellow-green, subdued and somewhat silvered by the abundance of holo pigment it contains. The holo effects are softened as well, and I would classify this as a scattered type of holo. But in direct sun they deliver a gorgeous dimensional golden flair with a central wash of pale sparkly turquoise and spangled here and there with tiny sparks of red, a little shy for my camera but definitely apparent in person. In indirect light there's delicious dimensional shading to the base color, which I love. Most agreeable!

Application was fantastic. The consistency of Tree House is similar to the other Fancy Gloss lacquers I've experienced: fluid, light and creamy with an effortless, silky glide over the nail and outstanding self-leveling properties. Pigmentation is very good with a touch of sheerness to the first coat that builds easily to even, wearable opacity with the second. I really can't say too many good things about Fancy Gloss's formulas, they are superb and make for a delightful application experience. Cleanup is easy and straightforward. Tree House dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, shiny finish. Topcoat does not diminish the holographic properties of this polish in any way that I could tell. 

Photos show two coats of Tree House over Seche Rebuild treatment and Pretty Serious All Your Base basecoat with a slightly bubbly topcoat of Glisten and Glow HK Girl. 

Fancy Gloss Tree House

Fancy Gloss Tree House

Fancy Gloss Tree House

Fancy Gloss Tree House

Fancy Gloss Tree House

Fancy Gloss Tree House

Fancy Gloss Tree House

Fancy Gloss Tree House

Fancy Gloss Tree House

Fancy Gloss Tree House

Fancy Gloss Tree House

Fancy Gloss Tree House

Fancy Gloss Tree House

Fancy Gloss Tree House

From what I understand, Tree House has been discontinued by the maker and it's sold out at Llarowe, where I got mine. Actually most of Llarowe's Fancy Gloss stock appears to be sold out right now, but there are a few polishes available. The Fancy Gloss website is currently closed for maintenance with a notice that it will reopen on 27 April. If you enjoy the subtle shading and dimensionality of scattered holos, I urge you to be resilient in your pursuit of this brand. The formulas are outstanding and she makes some delicious colors.

love,
Liz